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But I do need to apologize for this chapter, because it is going to short. But please enjoy non the less!
"Truth or dare?" Nami asked in a wayward tone as she took a sip of her screwdriver drink. Ace nodded in turn with his smile still wide as he sat himself back down and gestured out with his arms.
"H-How do you play?" Sanji cut in as he straightened back his shoulders and removed his head from Zoro's body. Much to the others unvoiced displeasure.
"You don't know how to play?" Ace asked loudly before shaking his head and explaining. "It's a game, most typically played at slumber parties and such but we are going to play it now! One person starts by spinning a bottle, whoever the bottle points to gets asked 'truth or dare', they pick and then the person that spun the bottle either asks them a question or tells them to do something."
"Ohh... Like the-the 'Do what I say game'!"
"The what?" Usopp asked the drunk man in confusion as Sanji flicked his wrist.
"M-My old... friends showed me it. They t-tell you to*urp* do something, and you do it. A-And if you don't want to do it then you get hit." He explained as the others looked at him in shock before sharing small glances between one another.
"Cook-san... With that game, did anyone else have a turn? Or was it just you doing what they asked?" Robin asked gently as her eyes glazed over in concern.
"Mm... Me, b-but they said it was because I was...I was..." Sanji snapped his thin fingers a couple times as his face scrunched up in thought but he seemed to finally give up as he shrugged and kicked his feet out onto the dirt in front of him. "I forget... But let's play!"
"Alright..." Ace mumbled before shaking his head and planting another carefree smile on his face. "I'll start!"
He then proceeded to chug down the rest of his already shallow beer before setting it onto the table that wrapped around the fireplace. He spun it in one quick motion and everyone waited with anticipation on who it would land on.
Usopp whined loudly and quickly chugged down some juice as the rest of the group laughed at him. Ace, even with a now wet foot, was laughing as well as Usopp glared at him, not finding the whole situation as funny as everyone else. You'd think a guy that baths everyday would have better tasting feet, but no.
It had been several rounds into the game with the group simply making one another answer simple questions and do silly dares as the night drew on. The fire was dying down and Sanji, being the only one to go off his top, was starting to feel pretty tired. He didn't want to show it however, as he was having far too much fun with his new friends to want to do anything to cut it short.
"Sanji? You OK, cutie?" Ace asked softly as the blonde shot his eyes back open, not even realizing that he shut them in the first place and directed his attention at the larger man.
"Hmm? Ya... Um.. Who's turn is it?" The blonde quietly asked with a smile as he brought up his knees against his chest, hugging them close to his middle as he waited for an answer that he never got. Ace then chuckled and shook his head as he slipped his slipper back on his damp foot and stood up.
"Alright, it's pretty late so I think we should all call it a night. Luffy you good to take everyone home?"
"Yep! I haven't drunk anything." The captain explained with a smile as he too stood up and grabbed the bucket of water that Smoker had set out at some point during the game, the grown man not wanting to be present for most of the truth or dare session since he didn't wish to do something demeaning.
The short male went to douse the flame with the water but stopped, and quickly directed his attention towards the woods as a noise caught his attention. "Shh."
The others all stopped moving immediately, thankful that Sanji was out like a light as the captain grew serious and gently set the water back onto the ground, keeping the fire lit as he walked closer to the darkened woods. He went to speak again, but stopped as a flash, similar to that of a camera exploded through the air, and almost immediately after rustling was heard in the leaves, making a loud crunching noise fill the air but then slowly get quieter and quieter. As if someone was running away.
Zoro went to run in and see what the hell just happened, but Luffy held up a hand to stop him. Shaking his head as he turned back on his heel, doused the flame, and gestured for everyone to enter the cabin.
They did so with no complaints, Zoro only stopping to pick up Sanji as they all quickly entered the house and locked the screen doors behind them. The swordsman kept the blonde in his arms as the others all crowded around, wanting to stay on his guard in case a threat were to suddenly arise.
"What the hell was that?" Nami asked in anger.
"It was a camera's flash." Robin said as Nami rolled her eyes.
"Ya, but why would a someone come out into the middle of the woods and take a photo of us?" She asked, keeping her voice down but still displaying her grave and confused feelings at the sudden turn of events.
"..." Luffy looked down for a moment before shooting to attention and walking up to the front window of the cabin and turning the front porch light on, gasping in shock at what he saw.
The others noticed the action and ran towards the window to see what caused the disturbance in the otherwise joyful captain, and they too couldn't hold back their noises of shock as their attention was drawn out to Luffy's car. "What..."
There were bright silver streaks in the side of the car that was visible to the group that contrasted brightly against the red paint, it was obviously scratched in by something sharp like a key and read out 'STAY AWAY' in large and uneven letters that went across both front and back doors of the vehicle.
Luffy ran outside of the cabin in anger and swore as he realized he left it unlocked. He opened the driver seat door and glared at the seating. The leather was ripped and demolished with no spots unmarked, as was all the objects that they had left in the car, such as backpacks and phones.
All but Sanji's.
The captain cocked an eye in confusion as he reached over the seat and looked over the cook's belongings, frowning even deeper once he noticed that not only was the bag and sweater untouched, but a medium sized golden package was placed on the top. "What the hell...?"
"Luffy! Look at this!" Ace yelled from the other side of the car, making both his younger brother and the rest of the parties occupants run over, only to stop in their tracks at the words that unfolded the whole message that the attacker had left.
'FROM HIM.'
Tbc.
